BUDGET SOLAR CHARGE CONTROLLER - BougeRV 30 amp Solar Charge Controller

[@johndixon5539]

Thanks for your help. Great job. I bought the BougeRv Solar charge controller to replace the one I got with my Eco Worthy solar panel and with your install and how to work the controller I couldn’t be more happy. I want to put two 100 watt panels on the south facing side and two 100 watt facing the west side of my roof. Will the BougeRv controller be ok. Keep up the good work. Looking forward to future videos.

[@hectorquintanilla5520]

Hello new to your channel good information for start up beginner solar. Would it be possible to show or make video on your solar panels, install, series vs Parallel, solar controller amps, how many solar panels can handle etc...... thank you for videos.

[@heffe2001]

These kinda things are what I'm looking for, the entry-level, lower-priced stuff. One concern I do have about the heatsink, it's on the back, where it'll be pressed right up against whatever surface that it's mounted to. I'd rather see the heatsink more exposed, so it could dissipate the heat better, but I see WHY they made it like they did (display up front, no room for heatsinks there). If heat becomes a concern, one of those little USB powered fans (AC Infinity makes some nice ones) under the unit, blowing upwards would absolutely fix the problem.. Could even be plugged into the supplied USB port, so it'd be active only when you've got incoming solar power (I'm assuming that's how that port works anyway, but it may also pull power from the battery bank when there's no solar input). I REALLY need to put a temporary camera up on my out building pointing towards the south facing roof on our house to see how much solar exposure we get on any given day without any tree modifications. I have a feeling though that I'm going to have to take down some trees to get any meaningful power generation :(.

[@williamkn621]

You mount solar components on a fireproof material for safety.

[@heffe2001]

@@williamkn621just because the surface is fireproof, doesn't necessarily mean it'll be able to pull the heat away (IE: type c or x drywall are generally thought of as fireproof, but they're really just more fire-resistant). Guess the only way to be 100% sure it's fire proof is mount them to a metal plate, that'd also double as an additional heatsink.. Most solar installs I've seen mounted the stuff to the drywall in a garage, or on a mounted piece of plywood (but I've only seen a couple installs in person, so who knows if that's up to some sort of code or not).

[@williamkn621]

@@heffe2001 hardiboard cement board used for bathrooms for example backed by plywood since screws aren't very trippy in hardi. Yes, lots of people just mount on a wall. Or plywood. What experience I have with mppt charge controllers with rear heatsinks is they were pretty oversize and didn't get very hot as they were at capacity (amps). No experience with pwm controllers. At least yet. The price of this pwm controller is kinda close to 30a mppts from good middle lower brands. I'm halfway considering figuring out the OEM for this since this is pretty obviously a branded part

[@williamkn621]

I gotta cut down a big trashy Chinaberry tree already damaged by our big freeze in Texas a few years ago. It blocks late afternoon and evening Sun on one of my ground mount arrays (a pergola type shade). And panels on my workshop. I established some shorter shade trees under it so we still will have some shade but no where near as tall The USB ports on pwm and other charge controllers are generally able to be programmatic set. So yes, run a muffin fan when solar is producing

[@heffe2001]

@@williamkn621 I've got 2 40-50' maples (one on the west side, one on the east) that'll have to go, or at least be topped. That's just to get from around 10am to 8pm coverage (summer hours anyway),

[@jamesfalvey77]

2 -100 watt panels wired in series?

[@Sylvan_dB]

PWM? Okay to start, but you need to keep the solar panel voltage near the battery bank voltage because it cannot convert down but will simply discard (in practice) the excess. Don't pay much for a PWM controller as it is a disposable item if you keep moving on the solar journey.

[@the-juice-box]

Absolutely correct! :)

[@maybee7126]

Friends of mine have had their pwm last more than 10 years. With daily use. That is hardly disposable.

[@Sylvan_dB]

@@maybee7126 Your buggy whip and carriage hat are still fully functional fashion items as well. 👍

[@matthewknight5641]

Only use cheap controllers for letting the kids make their own solar power system as a science experiment. Buy quality stuff if you depend on it

[@lechatbotte.]

Oh lawd I’m so lost lol. I bought a bluetti and I’ve been hesitant to unbox it not sure why, but this is way over my head. Maybe I’ll absorb this via osmosis.

[@the-juice-box]

Which model did you get? I have a BLUETTI AC200 that I am planning to do a '2 years later' review on. If I can help in that video, let me know!

[@Cruiser-nr3pl]

@@the-juice-box the Bluetti units you have shown here do not allow you to plug your solar panels directly into them to charge and then invert to allow 110?

[@dangoras9152]

Sam i don't want to knock u but i would be careful with those cheap Chinese controllers.. They may cost more than u think if something fails and they over charge ur batteries and now ur batteries are trashed ... Im just saying we been off grid for 7 year's never trust a controller under 100.00 unless u only have one battery for like lights or security cameras just trying to help u out brother....